I’m convinced the smaller they are, the bigger they think they are. He’s adorable, tho.
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Same with men!
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Elmo would never! There’s GRASS out there. He’s STARVING, clearly. I found Bo this AM with two gate handles unhooked. I put them back, fed him. Came out about 2 hours later…same two unhooked. 
Today we introduced a proper lunging cavesson and a bit, which he took very willingly. He seemed pleased to have a “job”, even if it was mostly walking around in big circles.
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Ruh-Roh…
You may need to padlock those gate handles 
How cool Bo likes being “in work”.
He’s going to show you what he knows 
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We can see it even in the pics! He seems so proud of himself. I bet he ends up being a fantastic horse when he gets healthy. Who knows, he may turn out to have all kinds of bells and whistles.
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Look at that good boy!
Likely he wants to come in the house with you is why he’s unhooking his gap handles 
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I can’t see the video.
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He looks wonderful! Getting into mischief is a good sign.
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Elmo is a horse in a pony/corgi body. I’m sure he and Bo will tag team and give you some grey hairs with their shenanigans. Would he play with a jolly ball?
I haven’t been up to date on all the posts on Bo, but wondered if your vet suggested rice bran as a good addition to what you are feeding. I’ve found horses love it and will eat other feeds that are mixed with it.
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Try Chrome for the video
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I have one hanging in the ponies’ area, they ignore it 
I could give it to Bo but I feel like his shenanigans are only motivated by a desire for freedom
@sparkygrace vet was almost useless on feeding guidance, told me to switch him to Nutrena ProForce Senior, 2 scoops 2x a day. No other info. 
He gets Renew Gold as a top dress (which does have rice bran in it) to his beloved Purina Senior, he tolerates it in limited quantities. I haven’t tried straight RB.
If it still isn’t working, let me know and I can upload it to YouTube.
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He seems to have a little more spark in his eyes than he did.
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Try straight rice bran. Horses like the flavor. All of my devour it.
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Need to add: if you feed rice bran, be sure to balance it with calcium. You can look up the correct ratio. I feed rice bran with alfalfa pellets, which provide calcium. Rice bran also help neutralize stomach acid, so may help with ulcers.
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He won’t eat those either. 
Or any other hay pellet or cube, and a long list of things that are supposed to be good for him that lots of horses love. He’s the pickiest horse I’ve ever known.
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He is picky! My horses would run me over to get their rice bran/alfalfa slop. You could check the calcium in his current feed and give him a small amount of rice bran.
He’s looking so good! Where did you get that lunge cavesson? The only ones I ever see are the big ungainly ones with a big heavy nose piece.
I wish I could like this so many more times than just once.
